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Title: Backfill composition for secondary barriers in nuclear waste repositories

Abstract

A backfill composition for sorbing and retaining hazardous elements of nuclear wastes comprises 50-70% by weight of quartz, 10-30% by weight of montmorillonite, 1-10% by weight of phosphate mineral, 1-10% by weight of ferrous mineral, 1-10% by weight of sulfate mineral and 1-10% by weight of attapulgite.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Austin, TX
  2. Goteborg, SE
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864160
Patent Number(s):
4321158
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
backfill; composition; secondary; barriers; nuclear; waste; repositories; sorbing; retaining; hazardous; elements; wastes; comprises; 50-70; weight; quartz; 10-30; montmorillonite; 1-10; phosphate; mineral; ferrous; sulfate; attapulgite; nuclear wastes; nuclear waste; secondary barrier; backfill composition; /588/405/502/976/

Citation Formats

Beall, Gary W, and Allard, Bert M. Backfill composition for secondary barriers in nuclear waste repositories. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Beall, Gary W, & Allard, Bert M. Backfill composition for secondary barriers in nuclear waste repositories. United States.
Beall, Gary W, and Allard, Bert M. Fri . "Backfill composition for secondary barriers in nuclear waste repositories". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864160.
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author = {Beall, Gary W and Allard, Bert M},
abstractNote = {A backfill composition for sorbing and retaining hazardous elements of nuclear wastes comprises 50-70% by weight of quartz, 10-30% by weight of montmorillonite, 1-10% by weight of phosphate mineral, 1-10% by weight of ferrous mineral, 1-10% by weight of sulfate mineral and 1-10% by weight of attapulgite.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
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